JEDDAH. Al Ahli Jeddah and Al Ittifaq didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Irfan Peljto with the assistance of Senad Ibrišimbegović and Davor Beljo. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.45 degrees Celsius or 92.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 15 Total 4
- 3 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 91
- 56 Dangerous attack 42
- 39 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Ahli Jeddah was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Al Ittifaq that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahli Jeddah had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Ahli Jeddah to win the match.
Al Ahli Jeddah shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Al Ittifaq shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ahli Jeddah received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Al-Majhad). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Abdullah Khateeb).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Ahli Jeddah will have 16 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Al Ittifaq will have 17 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ahli Jeddah will host Al Feiha on the 26th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (5 draws).
Al Ittifaq will host Al Wahda on the 24th of April with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Al Ittifaq (4 draws).
Al Ahli Jeddah – Formation
Al Ahli
46'
41'
Al Ahli Jeddah started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Ali Majrashi , Roger Ibañez , Abdulbasit Hindi , Saad Balobaid , Gabri Veiga , Mohammed Al-Majhad , Franck Kessié , Riyad Mahrez , Roberto Firmino and Allan Saint-Maximin .
The home team had on the bench: Sumaihan Al-Nabit , Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Fahad Al-Rashidi , Firas Al-Buraikan , Fahd Al-Hamad, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani , Ali Al-Asmari, Abdulkarim Darisi and Abdullah Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdo.
Al Ahli Jeddah could not rely on the presence of Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (injured) and Firas Al-Buraikan (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ahli Jeddah made 4 changes: Gabri Veiga for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (46′), Mohammed Al-Majhad for Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani (70′), Allan Saint-Maximin for Firas Al-Buraikan (63′) and Roberto Firmino for Fahad Al-Rashidi (90′).
Best player: Riyad Mahrez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ahli Jeddah was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 38 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
Al Ittifaq started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor , Radhi Al Otaibi , Marcel Tisserand , Jack Hendry , Abdullah Khateeb , Ali Abdullah Hazzazi , Jordan Henderson , Georginio Wijnaldum , Robin Quaison , Moussa Dembélé and Demarai Gray .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi , Hamed Alghamdi, Meshal Alaeli, Mohammed Mater Mahzari, Amin Al-Bukhari, Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef, Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad, Abdullah Khalifa Nasser Al Dosari and Faris Al Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 3 changes: Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (90′), Robin Quaison for Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (64′) and Demarai Gray for Hamed Alghamdi (90′).
Best player: Marcel Tisserand
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was Marcel Tisserand.
His rating is with 50 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Khaleej – Dhamk – 0-2
- Al Ahli Jeddah – Al Ittifaq – 0-0
- Al Fateh – Al Wahda – 5-1
- Abha – Al Riyadh – 0-1
- Al Raed – Al Akhdoud – 1-2
